• ISOmorph ( ISOmorph@feddit.de ) English
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    3 years ago

    I got one of those years ago and never replied. Never heard back again.

    A friend got one some time after that. He got scared and got a lawyer. He phrased a response letter with a reduced payment. He explained to me, that the phrasing is very important. You cannot under any circumstance show guilt for the alleged infringement, because then they come back with a vengeance (demands in the thousands of €). Paying the 900€ would already equate an admission of guilt.

  • TerdilY ( TerdilY@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English
    3·
    3 years ago

    I’ve had 2 experiences with this before. First, I got caught torrenting the flash and got a letter from a law firm asking for a bit more than 1k. At that time I was very young and my dad sorted it by contacting them and getting it “down” to 800€.

    Second, a friend of mine who also used stremio, which at that time we both didn’t have a clue used a torrent add-on got a letter for torrenting a film. Same law firm asking for the same amount. His parents knew some lawyers and I am not sure about this part denied that he torrrented purposely and that it must have been an error. He never paid a cent.

    What I’d say is that you should never pay the full price and definitely either as suggested don’t contact them at all or maybe consult a lawyer. But most important don’t panic and stay calm. I could have probably have saved money if I were more mature and didn’t freak out the way I did.

  • highduc ( highduc@lemmy.ml ) English
    1·
    3 years ago

    Oof, good luck!

    Maybe somebody who’s dealt with this before will give you some advice.

    Right now I’d say don’t rush paying unless you really have to (maybe it goes away on its own somehow), and if it goes further play stupid as much as you can - you found the movie free on the internet and you got it - why wouldn’t you, it was free. Not your fault it was there. And make it seem you don’t understand the concept of seeding, leeching ,etc.